On Sep 5th, Pau plays host to Saint-Étienne in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Pau, recorded a 1-1 draw against Caen. Henri Saivet struck first for Pau in the 7th minute, but Ali Abdi got the equalizer for Caen in the 23rd minute earning Caen at least a draw. Pau looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while saint-Étienne is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Bastia. Yvann Macon struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 8th minute, then Jean-Philippe Krasso added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Chambost In the end, Bastia was frustrated by Saint-Étienne’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Saint-Étienne ended the match with the shutout victory. Saint-Étienne looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Saint-Étienne is fortunate enough to have Jean-Philippe Krasso in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals. Henri Saivet has been the most effective weapon for Pau lately. The Senegalese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.